22 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 
precipitous islands. Breeds abundantly throughout the whole 
region. (Velson.) Occurs sparingly at St. Michael, but is abun- 
dant on the Aleutian Islands and breeds in great numbers on the 
newly upheaved island of Bogoslov. (Zurner.) An abundant 
resident from Race Rocks, Strait of Juan de Fuca, to Alaska ; 
breeds throughout its range. (/a@znin.) In large flocks in Burrard 
Inlet, B.C. in April, 1889. (dZacoun.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
One specimen taken at Sooke, Vancouver Island, July 3oth, 
1893, by Spreadborough. Our collection includes two eggs taken 
on Sea Bird Island, Barclay Sound, west coast of Vancouver 
Island, June Ist, 1896, by Dr. C. F. Newcombe. 
XIV. URIA Brisson. 1760. 
30. Common Guillemot. Murre. 
Unia trovle (LINN.) LATH. 1790. 
Common in winter at Grand Manan, Bay of Fundy. (Cham- 
berlain), and on the coast of Nova Scotia. (Dowms.) Very common 
and breeding on the islands off the north coast of Newfoundland 
and Labrador. (eeks.) Common onthe eastern and southern 
coasts of Labrador, not observed in Hudson Strait.’ (Packard.) 
A few breed in Greenland. (Arct. Man.) Found breeding in only 
two localities in the Gulf of St. Lawrence—at Bird Rocks and 
Parroquet Islands. (Arewwster.) Found at the Mingan Islands. 
(Dionne.) Common in Hudson Bay. (Richardson.) Sometimes 
found after a storm on Burlington Bay, Ont. (Mcflwraith.) I 
have a specimen shot by Mr. George Pierce at Toronto, Ont., in 
August, 1897. (/. H. Fleming.) 
BREEDING Notres.—Mr. Dicks collected for mea large series of 
eggs of this bird at Gannet Islands, coast of Labrador, July 2nd, 
1895. It lays one large egg on ledges of the sea-cliff. (Razne.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Our collection contains two specimens of this species, both 
taken in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by Mr. A. P. Low in 1894. 
Ten eggs are in the collection. Six of these are from Labrador 
Coast, received from Mr. Raine, the other four were procured by 
Mr. A. P. Low in Labrador in 18g6. 
